NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested for the sexually transmitted disease.More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022 — 10 times
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police are on a manhunt for suspects who robbed a government minister at gunpoint and disarmed her two bodyguards of their pistols on a busy Johannesburg highway, police said Tuesday.The robbery took place while Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga’s bodyguards were changing a punctured tire in the early hours of Monday
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Russian troops stationed in Georgia’s breakaway province of South Ossetia shot and killed a Georgian civilian near the line of control in what the Georgian authorities denounced as “the most heinous act.”The encounter reflected the continuing tensions in the region after the 2008 Russian-Georgian war, which ended with Moscow recognizing South
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, for a meeting at the White House on Nov. 13.The two leaders will discuss, among other issues, continuing the clean energy transition, advancing economic prosperity, and promoting peace and stability in the region, the White House said Tuesday.Karine Jean-Pierre, the White
PARIS (AP) — Two couples who allegedly stenciled dozens of blue Stars of David on buildings in Paris and two of its suburbs last week are linked by a third party living abroad, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday. The link was based on a telephone conversation by one couple in Russian, a statement said.“At this
The decision by Chile’s National Forestry Corporation to permanently ban hikers from a popular glacier in Patagonia has incensed adventurers and local guides alike. What officials see as a question of safety — citing rapid, destabilizing melting — has sparked a debate over the risks of ice-climbing in a rapidly changing climate.The Explorers, or Exploradores
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The political and economic ramifications from the Israel-Hamas war may provide an impetus to plans for a pipeline conveying offshore natural gas to Cyprus for processing and shipping to foreign markets, the east Mediterranean island nation’s energy minister said Tuesday.The fighting in the Gaza Strip and Israel’s desire to boost its
MADRID (AP) — Spanish author Luis Mateo Díez has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honor, Culture Minister Miquel Iceta said Tuesday.The prizes are presented each April 23 on the anniversary of the death in 1616 of Miguel de Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote,” in a ceremony attended by King Felipe
Politika | 07.11.2023 | access_time 16:45 Republička izborna komisija (RIK) proglasila je danas listu “dr Miloš Jovanović – Nada za Srbiju” za izbore za narodne poslanike 17. decembra 2023 godine.Prema rečima predsednika RIK Vladimira Dimitrijevića ta koalicija je listu sa potpisima 11.381 glasača predala 6. novembra.Članica RIK Marija Jovanović, koja je primila listu “dr Miloš
Politika | 07.11.2023 | access_time 16:35 BETAPHOTO/European Council/Frederic Sierakowski Naredna runda pregovora Srbije i Kosova biće održana sledeće nedelje, a izvori u Evropskoj uniji (EU) rekli su danas za Radio Slobodnu Evropu (RSE) da je 16. novembar mogući datum sastanka glavnih pregovarača.Specijalni predstavnik Evropske unije Miroslav Lajčak je u pisanoj izjavi za RSE potvrdio da
